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Subject: Re: Need Help - Xpdf Not Rendering Text
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On 2024-06-23, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:02:52 -0400, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>
>> On 2024-06-22 1:45 p.m., rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 05:58:45 -0400, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The American movie made in the 2000s was awful. However, the 1980s TV
>>>> show I caught a glimpse of was great. You really need actual Brits to
>>>> play those roles. Once you put Americans in there, the whole thing
>>>> falls apart.
>>> 
>>> The majority of the actors as well as the producer and director were
>>> Brits. They even managed to snag Helen Mirren.
>> 
>> For the 2000s movie? It definitely didn't feel British. I found it
>> remarkably dull.
>
> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/
>
> I think Rockwell, Bey, Deschamel, and Malkovitch are the only Yanks. 
>
> Adams has been working on the screenplay for the film when he died in 2001 
> and it was finished from his notes by Karey Kirkpatrick.
>
> I recall having the text computer game but I don't remember if I ever got 
> out of the bedroom.
>
> https://github.com/historicalsource/hitchhikersguide
>
>
> Good luck building it.

British or American the 2000's movie wasn't very good.

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